List of Cebuano words starting with the letter A - Page 51

n. kind of vine, the leaves of which are widely used as a vegetable. Wild and cultivated, it has cordate leaves which come in green and purple-tinged varieties, slightly mucilagenous when cooked: Basilla rubra; v. cook alugbáti.

n. 1. shell of eggs, sea shell, cartridge shell; 2. housing, skeletal structure of something Maáyung pagkahimulbul. Alukabhang na lay nahibilin, It was completely stripped down. The only thing that remained of the car was the frame of the body.

(not without l) n. cylindrical basket made of coconut leaves, holding about two bushels, container for buláhan. v. 1. make an alúla. 2. put something into an alúla.Aluláhun (ialúla) nátù ning buwáhan arun itúmud, We will put the lanzones in the alúla to bring them to market.

a. for the sky to be overcast; v. 1. become overcast. Mialum-um ang búwan, The moon became covered with a thin veil of clouds; 2. dim something Alum-úmi (alum-uma, ialum-um) ang síga sa pulawan, Turn the night lamp down; 3. be surpassed, put into the shadow by something better. Gwápa siya apan naalum-uman siya ni Tidang, She is beautiful, but she is overshadowed by Tidang.

(not without l) (so-and-so) (which is not desirable) is better than for something else to happen. Pangayúun, pangayúun. Alumínus hulaman nga dílì iúlì, If you want it, ask for it. Better than borrowing something without giving it back. Puwis palitan ta ka. Alumínus maghásul ka, All right, I’ll buy you some. Better than you bothering me all the time.

n. long rolling wave, swell; v. for there to be big waves. Miálun sa dágat paghuyup sa amíhan, The sea had big waves when the northwind blew. Manday dinhà na mi sa píliw giálun hinúun mi, Just as we reached the shallow waters we were buffeted by big waves.